ROCKFORD, Ill.聽鈥 UPS this summer will move some airfreight operations from Des Moines, Iowa, to the Chicago Rockford International Airport, bringing 240 jobs to the company's second-largest air-sorting facility in the United States.
April 17, 2017TCA
Demand for Technicians Expected to Intensify as Vehicles Add Driverless Capabilities
Nearly 40 years ago, William Sasser walked out of Westside High School and directly into a career as an auto mechanic. But that sort of thing doesn鈥檛 happen much anymore.
April 17, 2017TCA
California Highway Patrol to Increase Truck Checkpoints for Start of Commercial Logging Season
Commercial truck drivers will soon be under a more watchful eye as the Oakhurst, Calif., Highway Patrol plans to increase its enforcement efforts May 1, Public Information Officer Kaci Lutz said.
April 17, 2017TCA
Residents of Pennsylvania Town Voice Objections to Warehouse
The conflicting interests of a warehouse developer and residents of a rural Berks County township in Pennsylvania surfaced April 12 at a special meeting in the Greenwich Township building.
April 14, 2017TCA
Lower Costs for Wisconsin Road Projects Frees Up $100 Million for State鈥檚 Next DOT Budget
Lower-than-expected costs for road projects and a revenue bump will free up more than $100 million for the next Department of Transportation budget, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker announced April 13.
April 14, 2017TCA
FedEx Details Environmental, Community Outreach Improvements
FedEx Corp.聽is ramping up efforts to improve efficiency of its FedEx Express vehicle fleet.
April 13, 2017TCA
West Virginia Turnpike Tolls' Future Uncertain
Although a bill to eliminate the West Virginia Parkways Authority failed to pass, the agency still faces uncertainty beyond 2019, the Parkways general manager said.
April 13, 2017TCA
Alabama Gas Tax Advances in House
MONTGOMERY, Ala.聽鈥 Alabamians would pay another 4 cents per gallon at the gas pump under a bill that moved forward in the Alabama House of Representatives on April 11.
April 12, 2017TCA
Iowa Transportation Budget Draws Unanimous Support
DES MOINES, Iowa 鈥 As budget bills go, the Iowa Department of Transportation's $384 million operations budget is 鈥渇airly non-con,鈥 Rep. Dennis Cohoon, the ranking Democrat on the transportation appropriations subcommittee, told colleagues April 11.
April 12, 2017TCA
No Appetite in Missouri House to Send Gas Tax Hike to Voters
The Missouri House on April 11 rejected a plan to raise the state鈥檚 gas tax by about six cents, pending approval from voters in 2018聽鈥 a proposal that emerged in the Senate last year as a way to raise money for road and bridge improvements.
April 12, 2017